Author: Stephanie Karp

these past few days, to venture to ruminate over possible first and middle name combos (even going so far as to guess what his given name would be and where it would fit in, based on a web site showing popular Kazakh and Russian names.) Also, I have searched and found an inexpensive, sleek espresso…

At Heather’s request ;-), these were the Restoration Hardware Baby linens I was drawn to. They match perfectly in either of the two rooms they need to be in. But of course, something else could come up by then. It’s just that when I got the catalog in the mail, I was like … ohhh,…

Ever since I had learned about Natasha Richardson’s accident, I had been on pins and needles, having checked at various points in the day the status updates on the internet. Even though I knew it couldn’t be the case, I kept hoping for a miracle, that perhaps it would wind up being nothing. When I…

In advance of traveling to Kaz, I have already purchased my new Flip. While it won’t be used for all video taken (I have a better HD videocam), it will certainly be used to easily and seamlessly upload to YouTube. It is so much fun! Here is a video of Eden (with a cameo by…

Oh,the highs and lows of this day! I had never checked tracking on United States Postal Service before. When I did, weeks back, to see that my Homestudy met with my I600 form at the USCIS, it said Processed. I actually thought that meant complete.I was not paying attention??? I decided to look now, just…

I spoke to a very nice man at the United States Immigration office and he pulled my information quickly. He told me that my Home Study did, in fact, arrive on March 12th (the tracking system I checked still said it was lost on that date), and that my fingerprint appointment was mailed out to…

and the end is in sight! Just got our biometrics (fingerprint) appointments today for USCIS. We are due to get them on April 7th. Once done, they say 2-3 weeks of processing until we get the I171H (a last and prized final piece). All ducks now need to align so that my legal paperwork dates…

I wrote this gratitude list last night, after a scary situation in which Emma fell on her head (doing a crazy dance move) and her headache would not go away. As those of you who read a recent post of mine know, I had such severe anxiety over the senselessness of Natasha Richardson’s death and…

This one I’m trying to laugh at. I recently lost 12 lbs. That’s a lot for me!! It honestly hasn’t been too noticed, I definitely still have some to go. But today, a rarity for me, I’m like “yeah, steph, go you. These jeans are slipping on to you just fine!” I felt put together…